The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
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New York's new players are showing up remark
ably we'll
The Detroit managers are trying to sell 1,OOe s25
season tickets.
Manager Bancroft places the Philliss as second
IN the League race.
Mike Muldoon's handsome features will be seen
in the Jersey City team this year.
Down South the papers describe "close and ex-
citing game, and the score stands II to q
The Interstate law will increase travelling ex-
penses of the Association clubs 81 500 year.
Phil Powers will umpire the opening game be-
tween the Giants and Phillies at Philadelphia.
The Pittsburg Club proposes to go in exte nsively
for advertising this year, spending at least $1,000
Charley Bennett says: mine men will play the
game this season, and not The pitcher and catch
e."
There are little over six acres in the Boston
ground. The grounds something like 400 by Csc
feet
An avers &c attendance of 900 will be necessary
to defray the expenses OF the Baltimore team this
season.
Pitcher Herman, no doubt, will be able to take
part i'll the New York games when the weather is
favorable.
Other clubs may be able to win the League pen
nant but it takes The New York Giants to play ball
in snewstorm.
The Clinton and Whitehall mines played on the
Wiiks street grounds on Monday, aud the Clintons
won by score OF 1S to IL.
Dr. Talmage, OF Brooklyn. said in a resent ser
mon at vannah, Ga, sAll hail TO the man or big
boy who invented baseball"
The League umpires viii meet in Wash ington
April Z to go the rules and receive their in
structiols from President Young.
The new grand stand at Washington Park, Brook
lyn will be furnished with folding chairs, which
will be an improvement on the old ones.
Ia an exhibition game with the Hartford nine, at
Hartford, the Jersey City Club victorious,
rInU1 fnf haV Va ban tnou of1 0r1Tv1
The Palisade Base Ball Club has recognized for
the season, and await challenges. Address ID.
Palmer manager. Gil Palsade avenue.
Henri Porter. one of Brooklyn's twlrlers. is do.
ing some remarkable pitching under the new
rules at q distance of fifty feet he pitches three
balls out of Ave throughsa ring foot in diam
eter.
A homo run covers multitude Of sins, especial
ly if made when the bases occupied. Sinners
take advantage of this opportunity Sporting
Times,
Corcoran is an honest conscientious and PAINS
taking ball player who, by his gentemanly dsport-
ment both on and off the field, has won hosts of
friends.
season on the Grand street grounds last Tuesday
with the Hartiords, and were defeated by score
OF IL TO l.
43 to SO, in favor of the first named club, was the
score of the game played yesterday week on the
Avenue E. Greenville, GROUNDS, between the May
flower and Owl Base Ball mines
According to reports received from the South,
Larry Corcsran is regaining the Of his pitching
arn. This will prove joyful news to persons di-
rectly and indirectly connected with the National
game.
The Pittsbusg Club proposes to open the chala-
pionship season with great ceremony. The mayors
and councilman of both Pittsburg and Allegheny
will be invited and Mayor Pearson will be request
ed to mace speech, to which Major E. A. Mon.
tooth will reply on behalf of the club.
James ]. NASH the Perth Amboy's big left fielder
will go to Jersey City early this week to practice
befo joining the Jersey City team Of the IAterna.
tional League. The Perth Aalboy Club will miss
Nash. as he is good fielder, base runner and very
heavy batter. The boys all wish Jim success and
good luck.
The Beacon Base Ball club has reorganized with
Henry Bottner, captain; NJ. j. Burke short stops P.
g. Bother, centre field; J. Doran, catcher; F. Two
hey, right eld;J. Bernhard. first base, Bottner.
second base; L. Golden. pitcher; j. Fleckner,
third base; j. Coll right fed Il. Wines. left field;
Hugo Waus manager.
The Gutenberg Base Pail Club has been organ
lied with these players: Daniel Sullivan, captain
and Ateher; Jas. Duffy and Gao. Hneathe pitchers;
William Diedorf first base; ChAs. Winsler second
bass deo. Eyher, third base; Wan. Weis short
stop; Peter Duffy, left field, Frank Weis centre
field; Chas Healy, right field.
There seems to be a rage for certain names fer
batteries nowadays. Kelly and Mccormick being
known as the Jersey Battery, GAM Il and Getzein
Ms the "Pretzsl Battery. Cincinnati ought to name
Ssrsd and keenan, their French Battery" Serad
is Frenchman, from Chester. and Jim Keenan, is
q Frenchman, from Limerick.
The chief m agistrats of Long Island City has de-
clared that baseball games will be admitted within
the confines of the district presided over by him.
As the Mayor says: lit is infinitely better fer the
younamen and boys 10 be playing ball and in
dulgins in health-giying and innocent creation
than to waste time and money in playing cards for
drinks in saloons on Sundays sporting Tunes.
Ths Union Base Ball Club of West Bergen, has
reorganized for the season of 1887 follows;
Walter Merritt. eatchar; VIM Rickers, pitcher;
Harry Gresham. first base; P. Valve second base;
Charles Nichols, third base; B. Young, right field;
c. Rickerch, left field; j. Pyle, centre field; VIM.
Armsfead, short stop. The club would like to hear
from mateur clubs under l5 years Of age. Address
O. Rickerich. Gil Bramhall avenue.
This is the personnel of the Crescent Base Ball
Club. OF Jersey City Heights, as organic for the
season of 1887; Alonzo Lewis, pitcher, George AS
pinwall catcher Harry Merritt, first base; David
Hiliiard, second base; Geo. Rhinehayd third base;
Chas. Francis, short stop; Frank Leacraft, left
field; Art. Starrett centre field; Charles Harring.
right field. The club is DESTROYS of hearing from
clubyunder the age OF years. Challenges may